Where do i start to get on the road to recovery

Thu, Dec 6th 2007

i am 19 years old and i have been struggling with anorexia for about 2 years..it has gotten worse over the past year...my problem seems to be that when i am mad or upset i dont eat and when i have a problem..i just focus on that problem and nothing else until i have that problem solved..i have just now noticed how much weight i have lost and it scares me because now i am starting to have chest pains..i am going through a really rough time with my boyfriend right now and that isnt helping me..i want to get help..i just dont know where to start

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